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Lyrics
Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful,
the Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
each little bird that sings,
he made their glowing colors,
he made their tiny wings. Refrain
The purple-headed mountain,
the river running by,
the sunset, and the morning
that brightens up the sky. Refrain
The cold wind in the winter,
the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruits in the garden,
he made them every one. Refrain
He gave us eyes to see them,
and lips that we might tell
how great is God Almighty,
who has made all things well. Refrain
Historical Notes
The author's original version included the following additional verse, which is largely omitted from modern day hymnals, as it is thought to express an outmoded social view.
The rich man in his castle,
the poor man at his gate,
God made them high and lowly,
and ordered their estate. Refrain
Author
Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895)
Meter
Sound Files
Royal Oak,
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Other Comments
Sources
Hymnals
| Hymnal
| Number
| Tunes Used
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard, 1875-1924
| # 573
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk)
|
| A Church of England Hymn Book, 1879
| # 605
|
|
| The Hymnal Companion, 1890
| # 491
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Ouseley)
|
| The Church Hymnary (Scotland), 1902
| # 521
| God in Nature
|
| Church Hymns, New Edition, 1903
| # 609
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk)
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition, 1904
| # 585
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk)
|
| The English Hymnal, 1906
| # 587
| Greystone, Royal Oak
|
| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1908
| # 686
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Hullah), All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk)
|
| The Hymnal 1916 (US)
| # 358
| Greystone
|
| Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, 1917 Children's
| # 3
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk)
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1919
| # 600
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk)
|
| Church Hymnal Revised, 1920 (Hutchins)
| # 614
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk)
|
| The Oxford Hymn Book, 1925
| # 170
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk)
|
| Songs of Praise, 1925
| # 203
| Royal Oak
|
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition, 1931
| # 444
| Royal Oak
|
| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1938
| # 721
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| The Hymnal 1940 (US)
| # 311
| Royal Oak
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised, 1950
| # 442
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1960
| # 602
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| Anglican Hymn Book, 1965
| # 233
| Royal Oak
|
| The Hymn Book 1971 (Canada)
| # 86
| Royal Oak
|
| The Australian Hymn Book, 1977
| # 70
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| The Hymnal 1982 (US)
| # 405
| Royal Oak
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard, 1983
| # 116
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| The New English Hymnal, 1985
| # 264
| Royal Oak
|
| Hymns for Today's Church, 1987
| # 283
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| Church Family Worship, 1988
| # 266
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican, 1996
| # 21
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| Common Praise (Canada), 1998
| # 415, 416
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| Together in Song (Australia), 1999
| # 135
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk)
|
| Sing Glory, 1999
| # 294
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| Complete Mission Praise, 2000
| # 23
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| Common Praise, 2000
| # 251
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican, 2000
| # 25
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 2000
| # 25
| All Things Bright and Beautiful (Monk), Royal Oak
|
